πυραλίς
From LSJ
ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστον· φύντα δ' ὅμως ὤκιστα πύλας Ἀίδαο περῆσαι → First, it is best for mortals to not be born. If born, to pass through Hades' gates as soon as possible.
English (LSJ)
or πυραλλίς, ίδος, ἡ, an unknown
A bird, perhaps a kind of pigeon, Arist.HA609a18, Call.Fr.100c4, Ael.NA4.5; πυρραλίς, Hsch.
2 an insect said to live in fire, Plin.HN11.119.
II ἐλαῖαι πυραλλίδες, a red kind of olive, Phylotim. ap. Orib.2.69.9.
German (Pape)
[Seite 820] oder πυραλλίς, ἡ, l. d. statt πυῤῥαλίς, w. m. s.
